VR46 talks Day 2: "It was a good day!"

Nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi moved up to P4 on the
second day of 2017 testing in Malaysia, putting in 54 laps despite early
inclement weather and putting in a best of 2:00.254. After suffering
with illness on Day 1, the second day saw the rider from Tavullia back
to his best.

The big news of Day 2 saw Rossi testing a new fairing with
“internal” winglets – as their external counterparts are outlawed for
2017 – but the Italian reported minimal difference to the old.

Valentino Rossi, P4: “Today I feel good, which
is important. In the end it was a good day because this morning we had
to wait but in the afternoon we could work a lot on the bike, we tried
different stuff and it’s more or less positive. We tried a different
frame, different chassis, different tyres and I finished in fourth - and
improved the lap time - so it was a good day.

“The fairing was not a big difference but the new chassis was a
good difference. Compared to the old one we’ve still not decided, we
need to continue working tomorrow.”

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Valentino Rossi born 16 February 1979 is an Italian professional motorcycle road racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with nine Grand Prix World Championships to his name – seven of which are in the premier class.Learn More →